12. carcerality.pptx

Defining Carcerality: A social condition emphasizing punishment and incapacitation. Key characteristics include:

• Ideological and Political Instinct: Advocates for state control and punishment of "nonnormative" behaviors.

• Laws as Tools for Domination: Uses law enforcement to criminalize marginalized groups.

• Extension of Criminal Features: Carceral traits affect broader society beyond the justice system.

Problems Associated with Carcerality: Relies on law enforcement for perceived threats and assumes punitive policies foster social change.

Creating Carceral Ideologies: Allocates resources to punitive measures over community support; feminist perspectives argue this cements punitive responses over intervention.

Comparing California's Populations: Significant racial disparities exist, with Black and Hispanic populations overrepresented in prisons.

Profitability of Carcerality: Explores financial gains in the carceral system from prisons to detention centers.

Carceral Logic: Punishment-centered mindset extends to drug treatment, mental health, schools, and social services, replacing aid with punishment.

Thinking Against Carcerality: Advocates for non-punitive community responses, focusing on abolition as a solution.